Disinfecting medium and the process of manufacturing the same



Patented Jan- 10, 193 1,893,770

UNITED STATES IPATENT OFFICE- ERNST AUGUST GARBE, OFBERLIN-LIGHTERFELDE, GERMANY DISINFEGTING MEDIUM AND THE PROCESS OFMANUFACTURING THE SAME No Drawing. Application filed July 2, 1927,Serial No. 203,269, and in Germany July 7, 1926.

y invention relates to improvements in tion of cresol at the rate of 2parts of todisinfecting media and the process of manubacco extract, 4parts of glacial acetic acid facturing the same, and more particularlyandtparts of Lysol. At first, the mixture in disinfecting media such asare used for disis a milky liquid, which however is made 5 infectingstables, cattle yards, agriculture clear and homogeneous by standingfrom 1 appliances, and the like for preventing to 2hours. Small tracesof solid matter may spreading of contagious diseases such as anberemoved by filtration. I have found that thrax, glanders, whitlow, blackleg (athae by thus allowing the mixture to stand the etizooticae), andthe like, and killing the carcharacter and the efficiency thereof ischanged rier of the disease. The object of the imto a certain extent,though I am not able to provements is to provide a disinfecting me--explain the character of the said change. dium of the class referred toby means of For using the said disinfecting medium I which completedisinfection is insured by dilute 1 part thereof in or 7 parts of water,atomization or vaporization within the closed and preferably foravoiding precipitation of stables, and which does not injuriously aflimeI make use of soft water such as rain fect the animals living within thestables and water. Preferably the liquid is slightly simultaneously hasa disinfecting action on heated before being atomized, because in a thehair, the claws and other parts of the Warm state it is in the form of aclear opalesbody of the animal. In the practical use of cent dispersion,while in a cold state it is the disinfecting medium I have found thatmilky. By means of a suitable atomizing after complete disinfection ofthe stable the apparatus the liquid is spread on the walls animals feltvery comfortable, and that they and the floor of the stable and theagriculhad an increased desire for food. Further, turc appliances to bedisinfected. An in- I have found that the disease of the animals creasedefficiency is obtained by simultanehas been directly diminished. ouslyvaporizing sulfurous acid within the In order that my invention beclearly unstable, which may be taken from bottles or derstood I shallnow describe an example of produced by combustion of sulfur. The

' my improved disinfecting medium and the mixture of gases thus producedcompletely process of manufacturing the same. kills the carriers of thedisease, and it has At first I make an extract from tobacco no injuriouseffect on the sick animals breathcontaining from 3 to 4% of nicotine,for .ing the same. On the contrary,Ihave found which purpose asuitableamount of tobacco, that by breathing the gases the bacteria for example1 pound of non-sauced tobacco, found on the mucous membranes are killed.is soaked in 4 liters of water and boiled a In some cases I add etherialoils such as oil suitable length of time, say2hours. Preferof turpentinein watery dispersion to the ably 1 part of kitchen salt is added to 8parts mixture. of water, in which case amore fluent extract I claim: Iis obtained, probably, because glutinous and 1. A process formanufacturing a means albuminous matter is coagulated by the salt forcombating contagious and infectious 40 and does not enter into solution.Further, diseases, more especially for disinfecting I have found that anaddition of powderous stables and the like of hoof and mouth dissulfurincreases the efiiciency of the extract. eases, anthrax, glanders andthe like, which After boiling the liquid is pressed from the comprisesmixing of tobacco extract with tobacco, and the extract is obtained byfilglacial acetic acid and cresol soap solution,

* tration, which extract is allowed to stand allowing the mixture tostand until a ho- 95 from 8 to let days. In my opinion a certainmogeneous dispersion results and diluting fermentation is now producedin the extract, before use with a quantity of soft water sevwhich isshown by the development of gas eral times the volume of the mixture.bubbles. The said extract is now mixed with 2. A disinfecting medium inthe form of glacial acetic acid and Lysol, a soap solua clear,homogeneous dispersion which is 100 stable against dilution whichcomprisw a mixture of cresoi soap solution, glacial acetic acid, andtobacco extract.

3. A disinfecting medium in the form of a 5 clear, homogeneousdispersion which is stable against dilution comprising about two partsof tobacco extract, four parts glacial acetic acid and four parts ofsaponified cresol. In testimony whereof I hereunto afiix my signature.

ERNST AUGUST GARBE.

